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Job Overview
TE Connectivity's Purchasing Teams are responsible for obtaining materials, components, equipment and services, gather quotations, examine bids, and award contracts. They perform cost analysis and volume planning for commodities, evaluate vendor reliability and develop new supply sources where required. They coordinate purchasing activities with the manufacturing and engineering departments to maintain inventory at planned levels and monitor cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value. They also look for and recommend cost saving proposals including make vs. buy analysis, alternative sourcing, and vendor evaluation criteria as well as develop specifications for new contract orders.
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What your background should look like:
Key Responsibilities:
• Support migration of Indirect Procurement processes from Dalian China to Suzhou and prepare Indirect Procurement related process documentation (process maps and work instructions)
• Become a Subject Matter Expert for Indirect Procurement related topics
• Handle and resolve escalated procurement processing issues
• Answer and resolve suppliers, stakeholders and AP queries to ensure timely resolution
• Maintain supplier master data information in relevant systems
• Ensure proper processing of PR's and PO's
• Perform compliance checks
• Expedite POs
• Answer tickets (Procurement Helpdesk)
• Manage invoice pricing issues
• Create, maintain Info Record & source lists
• Spot Buy / Requisition Based Sourcing
• Execute all procurement activities in-scope
• Prepare and process eRFQ's
• Smaller Contract (value/complexity) negotiation & execution
• Execution of Projects assigned by Commodity Management
• Desk Research and Price Comparison
• Supplier training on tools
• End-user Trainings
• Savings reporting
• Maintain communication with suppliers, stakeholders and other Indirect Procurement members
• Execute periodically PR/PO audit queries or upon request KPI's measurements
• Ensure compliance with applicable TE policies
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the function, ensuring that improvements are incorporated in the work routine
• Support robust compliance environment with applicable policies, procedures and processes
• Build relationship with key stakeholders including suppliers
• Support local BU owners, Function representatives or other Procurement team members to solve issues in a timely manner,
• Build strong relationship with key stakeholders,
• Attend team meetings and trainings as required.
Qualifications:
• Good Experience in Indirect Procurement (5+ years)
• Previous experience in shared service environment
• Good of MS office; very good Excel and other relevant tools for the function
• SAP PR2, S/4
• Good communication skills
• Very good English & Mandarin language skills in speech and writing
• Diversified Industrial Products/Manufacturing industry experience preferred
• Good command of other languages is a very important asset
"Remote work possible for candidates with TE Procurement experience not based in the country or the city referred to in this job offering. Do not hesitate to contact our HR team if interested"
Competencies
Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork